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MAY 16, 2008 rado’s ban on same-sex marriages. Schroeder told The Rocky Mountain News that the verdict did not surprise her and that she’d “absolutely do it again.” Each woman paid $41 in court costs and will serve 28 hours of community service. Bums told the newspaper, “It’s an honor to serve a sentence for something that may help im prove our community.” To aiï of our sofcfiers... past and present, Happy MemoriaC <Day! tory, the nominee, who has a reputation for being supportive of issues affecting equality, asked Neal supporters to join her camp, reportedly saying, “I certainly need their support.” TENNESSEE Principal Outs Gay Couple In an attempt to declare war on public dis plays of affection, one principal outed a discreet gay couple. NORTH CAROLINA In September 2007, the principal of Hollis F. Gay Candidate Unsupported Price Middle School in Memphis, Tenn., com by Gay Rights Groups piled a list of all student couples, which she posted Some gay rights supporters in North Carolina publicly on her desk. say openly gay U.S. Senate candidate Jim Neal Two male students, who had recently began was left out in the cold by influential advocacy a relationship and managed to keep it below the groups. radar of other students, are now being represent Neal, who ran to oppose sitting Republican ed by the American Civil Liberties Union. De U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, lost the Democratic pri spite reports that the boys were honor students mary May 6 to Kay Hagan, a North Carolina state not in violation of any school policies, the prin legislator who was recruited by the Democratic cipal phoned one boy’s mother, revealing that Party to run against Dole. he was gay and commenting that she didn’t like The Human Rights Campaign declined to homosexuals. endorse either candidate, and the organization’s According to 365Gay.com, both students executive director, Joe Solmonese, told Edge, “Jim have endured verbal harassment from students Neal is certainly someone who a lot of people have and teachers since the principal’s action, and really been following here in Washington as an one of the boys, who submitted extensive paper openly gay candidate, but our community down in work and several teacher recommendations for a North Carolina is really rather split between him school trip to New Orleans to assist in rebuilding and Kay Hagan.” projects, lost the oppor The Victory Fund tunity to attend despite also failed to endorse his history of community Neal, whom support service. Instead, another ers have described as a student who didn’t apply grassroots progressive. for the trip was selected A week prior to the to go. A teacher report primary election, the edly told the boy some candidates were report faculty members were edly neck in neck, but afraid he might “embar Hagan took 60 percent rass the school” or en of the vote on Election gage in “inappropriate Day. Some say this was behavior.” The boy fears in large part because the incident will hurt his Hagan’s budget allowed chances of attending col for television advertis lege someday. ing. Many say key queer The ACLU sent the endorsements and the school board a letter de financial support that manding that the princi Some speculate gay U.S. Senate candidate pal be reprimanded. © comes with them would have given Neal a fight ing chance. Since Hagan’s vic- jUStfiUt I 21 Jim Neal might not have lost the North Carolina Democratic primary had he received endorsements from gay rights groups. Compiled by J aymee R. C uti ■ Free tanning ■ pet friendly ■ 24 hour fitness center ■ views ■ spacious floor plans ■ indoor pool/hot tub Caff today for movein specials J ustin R eeves B urke ^Aregon Realty Company www.oregonreiilty.com/jnstin reeveshurke O ffice : 503-297-2523 C elu 503-473-4794 F ax : 503-292-6070 O regon R ealty C o . • 8552 SW A pple W ay • P ortland , OR 97225 Let <Rp6ert fieCp save your 6acort! 503.781.4181 ; ' ROBERT HOGG, (PA A ngelic y Healing Hands, Inc. J acuzzi B aths & D ry S auna massage D eep T issue • R elaxation C ouples M assage 503-226-1672 2075 SW F irst DOWNTOWN st . S uite 1-C PORTLAND www A ngelic H ealing H ands . com Plus 2 Reaverton locations serving the viest-side since 1998. ■^■^■■D avid W. O wens ■■■■■" PTC. & serving ASSOCIATES the community since 1975 A ttorneys at L aw Serving Oregon & Washington 503°224°3100 DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS ADOPTIONS • ESTATE PLANNING WILLS • TRUSTS • ADVANCE DIRECTIVES POWER OF ATTORNEY GUARDIANSHIPS AND CONSERVATORSHIPS www.owens-law.com • 101 SW MAIN, SUITE 700 • Portland, Oregon 97204 • Parking Validated 3E
